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Innocent father dies protecting infant daughter after gunfire breaks out on Detroit street

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((Tanya Moutzalias | MLive.com))

DETROIT, MI -- Detroit police say it was late Monday afternoon when a fight between two men escalated to gunfire, resulting in the death of an innocent father visiting his mother in the area with his infant.

A 32-year-old man got into a physical altercation with a 35-year-old on the 5600 block of Underwood in Detroit, Detroit Police Officer Keisha Beasley-Dorsey said Tuesday. The 35-year-old "went into his house, came out with a long gun and began firing in the middle of the street," she said.

One of the shots hit the 52-year-old father of an infant, who was in a car when the shooting occurred. The father is identified as WJBK, Fox 2 News as Cortez McCoy, based on witness statements.

"At the present time, we wish not to give any further information," said a woman, who said she is a relative of McCoy, after being contacted by MLive at a phone number associated with the victim in public records.

The suspected shooter is in custody and his intended target, who was also struck, is in temporarily serious condition.